CURING LIGHT
The present invention relates to a curing light suitable for curing light curable dental composite materials. The curing light device has a light module housing having at least one heat sink located therein. The heat sink has at least tw...

ELECTRIC DENTAL HANDPIECE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
An electric dental handpiece including a head engaging a handle and configured to rotatably support a tool. The handle includes a lower handle portion and an upper handle portion with the lower handle portion engaging the head and the up...

WO/2006/106189A1

DENTAL HAND INSTRUMENT TO BE USED IN DENTAL UNIT
The invention concerns a hand instrument for use in a dental unit, consisting of a hand piece (1 ), which has at least a working end (2) and a frame (3) made of metal or a corresponding material. One or more actuating elements transmitti...

WO/2006/101133A1

HANDPIECE AND METHOD OF PREVENTING SUCK BACK
A handpiece capable of preventing it from being sucked back by a simple structure and a method of driving the handpiece. The handpiece (10) comprises a grip part (11) held by an operator, a head part (15) formed at the tip part of the gr...

PROPHYLAXIS ANGLES AND CUPS
A prophy angle includes a driven shaft and a driving shaft. The driving shaft as an integrally molded crown gear disposed coaxially thereon. The driven shaft as a carousel gear including a plurality of pins, each pin having a longitudina...

WO/2006/099469A2

PROPHYLAXIS ANGLES AND CUPS
A prophy angle includes a driven shaft and a driving shaft. The driving shaft as an integrally molded crown gear disposed coaxially thereon. The driven shaft as a carousel gear including a plurality of pins, each pin having a longitudina...

SURGICAL PNEUMATIC MOTOR
A surgical motor for powering surgical tools comprises the surgical motor is modular constructed to house the vane motor (55) for generating power in one module and the chuck (28) and output shaft (6) in the other module. A coupling mech...

HANDPIECE FOR ULTRASONIC ELECTRO-MEDICAL APPARATUSES
The proposed handpiece (1) for ultrasonic electro-medical apparatuses includes a grip (2), which carries a support shaft (3) designed for coupling removably with a operating tip (4) by fastening means including a first truncated-cone pro...

WO/2006/087445A3

METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASSIST THE GUIDING OF A MEDICAL TOOL
The invention relates to systems that are used to assist the guiding of a tool (3) designed to be handled by a practitioner (1) in relation to a part (2) of the human body. The inventive system is essentially characterised in that it con...

WO/2006/087445A2

METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASSIST THE GUIDING OF A MEDICAL TOOL
The invention relates to systems that are used to assist the guiding of a tool (3) designed to be handled by a practitioner (1) in relation to a part (2) of the human body. The inventive system is essentially characterised in that it con...

WO/2006/087614A1

OPERATING UNIT OF A DENTAL TOOL AND DEVICE FOR DENTAL USE
The invention is an operating unit (1, 1 a, 1 b, 1 c) that can be connected to a rotary dental tool comprising actuator means suited to be connected to the tool (U) to transmit the motion generated manually by the user to the tool (U). T...

WO/2006/089104A1

ULTRASONIC DENTAL TOOL HAVING A LIGHT SOURCE
An ultrasonic dental insert having at least one light source. A first transducer generates ultrasonic vibrations. A connecting body has a proximal end and a distal end having a tip attached thereto. The proximal end is attached to the fi...

WO/2006/082340A1

DENTAL TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC INSERT RECOGNITION
The invention concerns an ultrasonic dental treatment apparatus comprising a surgical handpiece (220) equipped with a transducer connected to an ultrasound generator (230), the handpiece being designed to receive ultrasonic inserts (210)...

WO/2006/083880A9

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH
The present invention relates to a method for improving the oral health of a subject by exposing the oral cavity of the subject to a device comprising a light source that emits a therapeutically effective amount of light. The present inv...

DENTAL HANDPIECE
The present invention relates to a dental handpiece (1; 1 ') which comprises a body (3) intended to be held by an operator, such as a dentist or dental hygienist, an implement (9) being able to be fitted in a front part of the body (3) s...

WO/2006/084066A2

MILL BLANK
The present invention relates generally to mill blank constructions. According to the invention, a 'smart blank' is pre-configured into a form that closely resembles a restoration being designed. The blank comprises a body adapted to be ...

WO/2006/083880A3

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH
The present invention relates to a method for improving the oral health of a subject by exposing the oral cavity of the subject to a device comprising a light source that emits a therapeutically effective amount of light. The present inv...

WO/2006/083880A2

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH
The present invention relates to a method for improving the oral health of a subject by exposing the oral cavity of the subject to a device comprising a light source that emits a therapeutically effective amount of light. The present inv...

WO2006039278A3

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOOTH REJUVENATION
The present invention is a number of methods and devices for tooth rejuvenation and hard tissue modification comprising applying a layer of a peroxide-free composition to a tooth surface. The applied composition comprises an aqueous solu...

WO/2006/072412A1

MEDICAL INSTRUMENT
The invention relates to a medical instrument for dental treatments using a laser that comprises at least two laser modules (2, 3) with different wavelengths, said modules being connected to an electronic controller (5). According to the...

WO/2006/066898A2

DENTAL IMPLANT
Disclosed is a dental implant comprising a part for anchoring the dental implant in the bone and an abutment for fixing a superstructure. The abutment is connected to the anchoring part while the anchoring part and the abutment are produ...

WO2006034042A3

MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS AND NEEDLE MANUFACTURING METHOD
An apparatus (200) for dispensing material (70) during a dental or endodontic procedure includes a housing (220) having a motor (242) with an output. A needle heating member (252) including a chamber may receive a prefilled needle (16) o...

DENTAL DISPLAY SYSTEM
An attachable display (10) superimposes dental data over a magnified image (50). The dental data synergistically communicates equipment and patient data to an observer without obstructing visual access to the magnified image (50).

WO/2006/056059A1

DENTAL HANDPIECE
A dental handpiece is disclosed including a turbine construction creating a radial in flow of air onto the impeller blades about the whole circumference of the turbine. An air guide inserted into the turbine housing and extending about t...

WO2005120387A3

ORAL CARE DEVICE
Oral care devices are provided that include a pumping assembly for dispensing a fluid, e.g., a dentifrice, from the oral care device.

METHOD OF TRANSILLUMINATION OF TEETH
A face of a tooth is illuminated with light obtained from an injection laser with a defined coherence, wherein the illuminating light impinging on the face of the tooth has less than the defined coherence. Light propagating from the illu...

WO/2006/041920A1

ORAL CARE SYSTEMS, ORAL CARE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE
Oral care devices are provided that are capable of ejecting an air-liquid combination. In some implementations, the oral care devices include an applicator including a passageway within the applicator for directing the air-liquid combina...

MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS AND NEEDLE MANUFACTURING METHOD
An apparatus (200) for dispensing material (70) during a dental or endodontic procedure includes a housing (220) having a motor (242) with an output. A needle heating member (252) including a chamber may receive a prefilled needle (16) o...

TOOL HANDLE
A handle for an elongate tool part, comprising an elongate tubular sleeve (2) that surrounds the tool part (20), and vibration-transfer damping means (9) on the inner surface of the sleeve that is facing and contacts the tool part (20), ...

WO/2006/029542A1

TORQUE KEY AS A RATCHET INSTRUMENT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD
The invention relates to a torque key (1) which is embodied as a ratchet instrument in the medical field. A catch segment (40) which can be displaced in a defined manner is arranged on the periphery of the receiving opening, and the fron...

WO/2006/026685A2

DENTAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
Provided is a dental imaging system comprising a support frame, an imaging device and a display device. The support frame may include an upright portion mounted upon a base portion which may be portably or stationarily mounted. The imagi...

DEVICE FOR HOLDING A DENTAL INSTRUMENT
The invention concerns a device for holding a dental instrument in the head of a contra-angle handpiece, an instrument of the type comprising in its upper part penetrating into the head of the contra-angle a lateral flat surface for bein...

WO/2006/017097A1

ORAL CARE DEVICES
An oral care device for use in an oral cavity is provided. The oral care device comprises a handle having proximal and distal ends and an acoustic emitter disposed at the distal end of the handle. An emitting surface is acoustically coup...

WO2005002458A3

ULTRASONIC DENTAL TOOL HAVING A LIGHT SOURCE
An ultrasonic dental insert having at least one light source (101). A first transducer (108) generates ultrasonic vibrations. A connecting body (103) has a proximal end and a distal end having a tip (102) attached thereto. The proximal e...

WO/2006/017221A3

POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
A powered surgical instrument (10) is provided. In some embodiments, the powered surgical instrument (10) includes a housing (12) having a proximal end (14) and a distal end (16), wherein the distal end (16) is configured to receive an e...